Intravascular Ultrasound Assessment of the Incidence and Predictors of Edge Dissections After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation
Liu X, Tsujita K, Maehara A, Mintz GS, Weisz G, Dangas GD, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Rabbani LE, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW, Mehran R, Leon MB. Intravascular Ultrasound Assessment of the Incidence and Predictors of Edge Dissections After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2009, 2: 997-1004. PMID: 19850262, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2009.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent edge dissectionEdge dissectionDES implantationPlaque eccentricityIntravascular ultrasoundIntramural hematomaPlaque burdenStent implantationStent edgeDrug-Eluting Stent ImplantationDistal stent edgeStent restenosis lesionsBare-metal stentingIntravascular ultrasound assessmentResidual plaque areaCoronary dissectionRestenosis lesionsAngiographic findingsIndependent predictorsHematoma groupResidual plaqueUltrasound assessmentDissection groupPlaque areaNondissection groupImpact of Thienopyridine Administration Prior to Primary Stenting in Acute Myocardial Infarction
RABBANI LE, IYENGAR S, DANGAS GD, GRINES CL, COX DA, GARCIA E, TCHENG JE, GRIFFIN JJ, GUAGLIUMI G, STUCKEY T, TURCO M, STANT J, FAHY M, LANSKY AJ, MEHRAN R, STONE GW. Impact of Thienopyridine Administration Prior to Primary Stenting in Acute Myocardial Infarction. Journal Of Interventional Cardiology 2009, 22: 378-384. PMID: 19496901, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2009.00474.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbciximabAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAntibodies, MonoclonalAspirinConfidence IntervalsDrug Therapy, CombinationDrug-Eluting StentsFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial RevascularizationOdds RatioPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPreoperative CarePyridinesTime FactorsConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsAcute myocardial infarctionTarget vessel revascularizationIschemic target vessel revascularizationPrimary stentingThienopyridine administrationLoading doseTH patientsStent implantationMyocardial infarctionClopidogrel loading doseAdverse cardiovascular eventsSuperior clinical outcomesBare-metal stentingAbciximab useCADILLAC trialCardiovascular eventsVessel revascularizationClinical outcomesMetal stentingProcedural characteristicsOperator's discretionPatientsStentingCore lab